Ray Dalio [wcj_product_average_rating]
Founder, co-Chief Investment Officer and co-Chairman of Bridgewater Associates.
Raymond Thomas Dalio (born August 8, 1949) is an American billionaire investor and hedge fund manager, who has served as co-chief investment officer of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, since 1985.
He founded Bridgewater in 1975 in New York. Within ten years, it was infused with a $5 million investment from the World Bank’s retirement fund.
Dalio is regarded as one of the greatest innovators in the finance world, having popularized many commonly used practices, such as risk parity, currency overlay, portable alpha and global inflation-indexed bond management.
He’s also the author of the #1 NYTimes Bestseller, Principles: Life and Work.
He is known to have a very practical understanding of economics that is very different from conventional economic thinking that he spells out in his video series “How the Economic Machine Works”.
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He founded Bridgewater in 1975 in New York. Within ten years, it was infused with a $5 million investment from the World Bank’s retirement fund.
Dalio is regarded as one of the greatest innovators in the finance world, having popularized many commonly used practices, such as risk parity, currency overlay, portable alpha and global inflation-indexed bond management.
He’s also the author of the #1 NYTimes Bestseller, Principles: Life and Work.
He is known to have a very practical understanding of economics that is very different from conventional economic thinking that he spells out in his video series “How the Economic Machine Works”.
Dalio is one of the best minds to understand how the economy works. What really made me think he was great, is when he changed his mind about Bitcoin and began to see its merits. I’m not saying I like him because he likes bitcoin. I’m saying it takes an intelligent person to change their mind about something they have criticised in the past. It… Read more »